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just watch john boehner. and john mccain. keep trying to reason with the right. and keep getting burned. and finally, southern cross. this wednesday, the southwest, the supreme court to declare the voting rights act dead. the argument goes, when you have a black president, you don't need special voting protection. is that so? hi. i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. and with us today, the huffington post howard fineman. the bbc's katty kay. nbc's kelly o'donnell. and new york1's errol louis. first up, it's oscar weekend a movie reference for this endless gamesmanship over taxes and spending. remember that movie about the guy who keeps waking up and it's the same day again? that bill murray classic "groundhog day"? >> this is no way to run the greatest country on earth. it's a dangerous game that we've never played before. and we can't afford to play it now. the country deserves folks to be willing to compromise on behalf of the greater good.
just watch john boehner. and john mccain. keep trying to reason with the right. and keep getting burned. and finally, southern cross. this wednesday, the southwest, the supreme court to declare the voting rights act dead. the argument goes, when you have a black president, you don't need special voting protection. is that so? hi. i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. and with us today, the huffington post howard fineman. the bbc's katty kay. nbc's kelly o'donnell. and new york1's errol...
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senator john mccain said he and his senate colleagues will support hagel as leader of the pentagon. republicans and others filibustered hagel's confirmation last week. mccain says he expects fahagel be confirmed next week. >>> microsoft deals with a string of problems. the latest involves a worldwide outage for a service that stores data. the service went down yesterday afternoon. the company says it's slowly restoring the program. to add on to the problems, it's the latest company to suffer a hacking attack. it's giving few details about what happened but said it affected a small number of employees' computers. no customer data was stolen during the attack. microsoft now joins facebook, twitter, and apple as online companies that have been hacked in the past month. >>> if you've noticed that your office has been a little empty this winter, you're not alone. more americans called out of work sick in january than any other month in nearly five years. the bureau of labor statistics says nearly 3 million full-time employees missed work last month because of illness. more than 1 million
senator john mccain said he and his senate colleagues will support hagel as leader of the pentagon. republicans and others filibustered hagel's confirmation last week. mccain says he expects fahagel be confirmed next week. >>> microsoft deals with a string of problems. the latest involves a worldwide outage for a service that stores data. the service went down yesterday afternoon. the company says it's slowly restoring the program. to add on to the problems, it's the latest company to...
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but on sunday arizona senator john mccain said president obama's choice deserved an up or down vote. >> i do not believe that chuck hagel, who is a friend of mine, is qualified to be secretary of defense. but i do believe that elections have consequences. >> woodruff: today 18 g.o.p. senators joined with democrats to end the filibuster. hours later, the senate confirmed hagel, 58-41. mainly along party lines. for more we turn to mark thompson, "time" magazine's national security reporter. welcome back to the program. so after all the storm and the fury from republicans, enough of them voted to let this confirmation takes place. what was this all about? >> basically it was on valentine's day that the senate would not let this proceed to an up-or-down vote. instead basically the republicans were looking for something to derail the nomination so for 12 days the nation waited essentially leon panetta was running over to nato and back to his walnut farm. we really didn't have a true secretary of defense other than this lame duck. today finally the republicans decided, hey, we've waited th
but on sunday arizona senator john mccain said president obama's choice deserved an up or down vote. >> i do not believe that chuck hagel, who is a friend of mine, is qualified to be secretary of defense. but i do believe that elections have consequences. >> woodruff: today 18 g.o.p. senators joined with democrats to end the filibuster. hours later, the senate confirmed hagel, 58-41. mainly along party lines. for more we turn to mark thompson, "time" magazine's national...
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listen, tom coburn, john mccain, a number of g.o.p. officials are saying down size d.c., the federal government did grow under this white house. and so the cocoon of washington, d.c. continues. they feel they have a claim on taxpayer money to continue to grow the government. and d.c. spends while the rest of the country gets a hangover. stuart: it is not like we're going to actually cut spending. we're not. we're going to spend more, just a little bit less more. charles: we're not going to cut spending. just the rate of the increase in spending. the idea that you would have a leader that would lead through enthusiasm, optimism, and occasionally say we have to go through rough patches, maybe it doesn't sell in this country, maybe it doesn't sell around the world, i'm looking around the world you have a new leader in south korea you know who is promising all kinds of things they can't afford. berlusconi in italy, maybe people don't want to hear that occasionally things get tough particularly when the government is 16 point something tril
listen, tom coburn, john mccain, a number of g.o.p. officials are saying down size d.c., the federal government did grow under this white house. and so the cocoon of washington, d.c. continues. they feel they have a claim on taxpayer money to continue to grow the government. and d.c. spends while the rest of the country gets a hangover. stuart: it is not like we're going to actually cut spending. we're not. we're going to spend more, just a little bit less more. charles: we're not going to cut...
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john mccain has been pushing that line, but what he has been pushing is not true. republicans in fact broke this rule and broke precedent for nothing, and there is no sign yet that even they know why. just amazing. before we go, one update on our breaking news on the primary election in chicago. that just happened tonight. this is the election to replace jesse jackson jr. in congress >>> tonight, washington prepares us. how can nothing be the biggest news of the day? >> so what happens if this sequester kicks in. >> sequestration equals unemployment. >> fear not, congress is back to work. >> i don't sense a lot of urgency. >> we have moved the bill in the house twice. we should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off their ass, before the senate gets off their ass. >> in the quote of the day. >> the republican leadership says what would pass bills next year. >> we should not have to move a third bill. >> there is no house bill. >> that was a different congress. >> with this congress. >> get the job done. >> this is a chance to do the big bill. >> t
john mccain has been pushing that line, but what he has been pushing is not true. republicans in fact broke this rule and broke precedent for nothing, and there is no sign yet that even they know why. just amazing. before we go, one update on our breaking news on the primary election in chicago. that just happened tonight. this is the election to replace jesse jackson jr. in congress >>> tonight, washington prepares us. how can nothing be the biggest news of the day? >> so what...
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john mccain facing the firing squad. some of the heated exchanges that took place are straight ahead. >>> the postal service is coming one a questionable new plan to dig its new way out of debt. wait until you see the usps duds. >>> our top story, oscar pistorius is back in courts as prosecutors lay out their case in the alleged murder of his girlfriend. they say pistorius put on his prosthetic legs before walking and killing reeva steenkamp who was locked in his small bathroom. pistorius thought that an intruder got into the house and he had no intention of killing reeva. chapman bell is joining us live. >>> there have been some new revelations this morning. lot of it has to do with what a witness heard, what is that? >> good morning, peter. well, witnesses -- police and prosecution today have claimed that witnesses heard screaming before gunshots. the prosecution did concede that stop of these witnesses lived a thousand feet away from the house. hearing a scream from that distance might not have been coming from oscar
john mccain facing the firing squad. some of the heated exchanges that took place are straight ahead. >>> the postal service is coming one a questionable new plan to dig its new way out of debt. wait until you see the usps duds. >>> our top story, oscar pistorius is back in courts as prosecutors lay out their case in the alleged murder of his girlfriend. they say pistorius put on his prosthetic legs before walking and killing reeva steenkamp who was locked in his small...
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both gramm and senator john mccain said the meeting well. still, no deal. lori: and there is where we stand. thank you. fox news chief white house correspondent. one of the state's potentially hurt most by the defense request to cut is virginia. get this. some 90,000 civilian defense department employees to be furloughed. the army space operations funding would be cut by about 146 million in virginia, and funding for air force operations in the state would be cut by about $8 million. my first guest, virginia congressman randy forbes, a member of the armed services committee offering his prognosis today. >> if you take the wrong medicine to try to cure an illness, it can sometimes be worse than taking the medicine. if you have therong compromise , it can be worse than no compromise a vault. i want to point out to everybody , the dca itself, sequestration, the problem that we are all now facing was, in fact, a compromise, a compromise that was proposed by the president and even though i voted against it, we are looking at it and facing today. lori: the congre
both gramm and senator john mccain said the meeting well. still, no deal. lori: and there is where we stand. thank you. fox news chief white house correspondent. one of the state's potentially hurt most by the defense request to cut is virginia. get this. some 90,000 civilian defense department employees to be furloughed. the army space operations funding would be cut by about 146 million in virginia, and funding for air force operations in the state would be cut by about $8 million. my first...
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. >> president obama is meeting with top senate republicans, john mccain and lipped say graham today to discuss immigration reform. however, the possibility has been raised that sequestration will be discussed as well f budget cuts do not kick in on friday, the unemployed and local governments will be the first to take a hit. long-term unemployed people could see their weekly checks decrisis by $30. both sides are calling on each other to do something soon. >> congress is poised to allow a series of arbitrary, automatic budget cuts to kick in that will slow our economy, eliminate good jobs and leave a lot of folks who are already pretty thinly stretched scrambling to figure out what to do. these cuts do not have to happen. >> it is time to cut spending here in washington. the president was serious, he would sit down with harry reid and begin to address our problems. >> we will talk to local lawmakers, congressman rob whitman of virginia and congressman chris van hollen of maryland with their perspective on the likelihood of a deal being done on time. >>> the man accused in the mother
. >> president obama is meeting with top senate republicans, john mccain and lipped say graham today to discuss immigration reform. however, the possibility has been raised that sequestration will be discussed as well f budget cuts do not kick in on friday, the unemployed and local governments will be the first to take a hit. long-term unemployed people could see their weekly checks decrisis by $30. both sides are calling on each other to do something soon. >> congress is poised to...
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this is a man who is widely respected for his service to the country as is senator john mccain, john kerry now the secretary of state. this is the vietnam generation. and for so many of those veterans this will be a moment for them to pause and reflect. for chuck hagel he always recalls his vietnam service but always says he's living in the present, he's going to move ahead. >> let's see how that moving ahead goes forward. barbara, thank very much. the forced budget cuts are getting closer and closer now that the language at the same time is getting nastier and nastier especially up on capitol hill with each passing hour it's looking increasingly likely that $85 billion in spending cuts will come in to effect by this friday over the next seven months. let's go back to dana. she has the latest on this story. what's the latest, dana, if there is any new development. >> reporter: i talked to republican congressmen today who said his constituents are suffering from drama fatigue from washington lurching from one crisis to another. that's one reason why you're not seeing 11th hour talks t
this is a man who is widely respected for his service to the country as is senator john mccain, john kerry now the secretary of state. this is the vietnam generation. and for so many of those veterans this will be a moment for them to pause and reflect. for chuck hagel he always recalls his vietnam service but always says he's living in the present, he's going to move ahead. >> let's see how that moving ahead goes forward. barbara, thank very much. the forced budget cuts are getting...
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that's what john mccain is afraid of. but i think that's where congress and the president ought to be negotiating right now is on the flexibility. not on the cuts. >> all right. we're going to come back to this. jeff hensarling, mr. chairman, good luck on your first hearing. >> you're doing great! >> thank you, kay. >> we may have heard the most dire sequester scare tactic of them all today. it came from janet napolitano. please take a look at this. >> i don't think we can maintain the same level of security at all places around the country with sequester as without sequester. >> with all due respect to secretary napolitano and my friend steve mcmahon, she neglected to tell us that even with the sequester, her budget will be larger this year than it was last year. if she could defend us then, why can't she defend us now? we're going to come right back. there is so much nonsense with this sequester story. announcer: where can an investor be a name and not a number? scottrade. ron: i'm never alone with scottrade. i can alwa
that's what john mccain is afraid of. but i think that's where congress and the president ought to be negotiating right now is on the flexibility. not on the cuts. >> all right. we're going to come back to this. jeff hensarling, mr. chairman, good luck on your first hearing. >> you're doing great! >> thank you, kay. >> we may have heard the most dire sequester scare tactic of them all today. it came from janet napolitano. please take a look at this. >> i don't...
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when john mccain and in 20008, he admitted hagel would have made a great addition to his cabinet. is not a sentiment he carried over. theon the side of recovery, over 157,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate rose to 7.9% in december. some good news -- some good economy, the dow jones industrial average is up to date. is the first time since of 2007 it broke 14,000. year the best start to any of dating back to 1994. two days awayt from the raven's facing the 40 in super bowl xlvii. where espnce is live has set up the ultimate football experience. week i have worn a masquerade mask. is a little face paint? almost game time. very appropriate. the super bowl celebration has transformed the city. this is jackson square, the downtown new of orleans. you can see what happened here. created a super bowl pavilion. watching theeen coverage this week, this is look at whatscenes this looks like here. you see the map, the big screens, and the lights. look at the set up here. you have massive production right in downtown new orleans. some say it is a big deal, is just a game. this is a lo
when john mccain and in 20008, he admitted hagel would have made a great addition to his cabinet. is not a sentiment he carried over. theon the side of recovery, over 157,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate rose to 7.9% in december. some good news -- some good economy, the dow jones industrial average is up to date. is the first time since of 2007 it broke 14,000. year the best start to any of dating back to 1994. two days awayt from the raven's facing the 40 in super bowl xlvii. where...
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and now john mccain denies that that has anything to do with it. what is it today that we're hearing is where the -- where the votes stand? because it seems to be the confirmation is going to happen. >> yeah, tom. a good question. administration officials still feel confidently that about a week from tomorrow, the 26th of this morning shortly after congress will be back in session, they will be able to remove that last procedural hurdle that's existed, this closure vote. they needed 60 votes from the senate as opposed to just a simple majority to get chuck hagel pushed through. they think, as given by what you heard from john mccain, a short time ago, that will happen next week. they note that the republicans got what they wanted. this is the first time ever that a defense secretary ever needed to get those 60 votes. effectively being filibustered in a situation like this. a hold being put on it. but the administration also says one of the biggest frustrations they're dealing with now, is later this week in brussels, the 21st and 22nd was supposed
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he will sit down with john mccain and lindsay graham. they are part of the gang of 8 working on immigration reform. >>> the snowstorm that slammed -- time now 4:34 we want to go to sal with a first look at traffic, sal? >>> good morning to you, we are doing well in many areas out there. just pardon me, we are looking apt the traffic which is moving along well and we had an earlier accident at panola road and traffic looks good but they are clearing up the roadwork and you can insert your own truck work there. this is a look at 280 as you get to highway 17 and that traffic is moving along very well. let's go to steve. >>> well, our pattern is not changing. our weak system is continuing march into the pacific northwest where they move into monster systems. it is an amazing amount of snow from the texas panhandle up towards kansas, i will show you in a second. 30s and 40s, not as cold as yesterday, 47 in san francisco, north wind, little bit of a north wind and it will hold temperatures in concord san jose, all much colder, 41. somewhat of
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. >> john mccain may have opposed hegel, but he says some republicans should stop the vote. senator mccain said senators have had a reasonable amount of time to get their questions answered. >> 10 years since 100 people were killed inside the rhode island nightclub. now we are going to tell you about a permanent memorial being planned in their honor. >> new information tonight about the state of the man accused of slapping a crying child on an airplane. >> a 10-year-old found >> a memorial was held in rhode island days before the 10th anniversary of the nightclub fire that killed 100 people. family and friends of those killed were on hand at today's memorial. pyrotechnics ignited. officials hope to break ground on the project later this year. >> and accused of murder suspect even have been cancelled for the olympian. he was arrested and charged with the murder of his model girlfriend. >> an airline passenger who slapped a toddler and used a racial slur has lost his job. he was the president of a tech firm. his bosses say they found this offensive and disturbing. he slapped a
. >> john mccain may have opposed hegel, but he says some republicans should stop the vote. senator mccain said senators have had a reasonable amount of time to get their questions answered. >> 10 years since 100 people were killed inside the rhode island nightclub. now we are going to tell you about a permanent memorial being planned in their honor. >> new information tonight about the state of the man accused of slapping a crying child on an airplane. >> a 10-year-old...
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senator john mccain said today even though he does not think hagel is qualified, he should be confirmed because enough time has been allowed for questions. another senate vote is expected after congress returns february 25th. >>> the news edge on d.c. now and a house fire in southeast turns into a crime scene. in all seven people inside a home on 33rd street were taken to a hospital after the house caught fire around 3:00 this morning. two children were injured. one was unconscious when firefighters pulled her to safety and performed cpr. the homeowner has been arrested and faces simple assault and felony threat charges. neighbors describe the scene as chaotic. >> maybe around 2:30, 3:00 a heard a lot of banging and around 3:00 i started to see the fire trucks and they were sawing on the roof trying to get the roof open breaking all the windows. >> the fire happened right behind mayor gray's house. his security detail was the first to call for help. officials are still investigating the cause of the fire whether it was suspicious or accidental. >>> the chairman of the council public saf
senator john mccain said today even though he does not think hagel is qualified, he should be confirmed because enough time has been allowed for questions. another senate vote is expected after congress returns february 25th. >>> the news edge on d.c. now and a house fire in southeast turns into a crime scene. in all seven people inside a home on 33rd street were taken to a hospital after the house caught fire around 3:00 this morning. two children were injured. one was unconscious...
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they note that senator gramm, senator john mccain will meet with the president today to talk about immigration reform. the front page of the new york times, republicans signing a brief in support of gay marriage. 75 people have signed an amicus brief, a friend-of-the-court brief, before the supreme court takes up a california ballot initiative at baring same-sex marriage. -- there are republicans who have signed this would not previously talked about the issue, mega wittman, who supported proposition 8 originally, congresswoman lee some of florida, richard hanna of new york, stephen hadley -- back to your phone calls, sam in west point, new york, he works for the department of defense. what is your take on sequester? caller: well, there is waste in the federal government, but there is also waste in the private sector. you cannot quantify it. we have already had cut. we have had about 5-10% cuts. mostly for people who have not -- have been hired. we had contract employees, and they are now on their way out. we have not had cut since the clinton administration here. host: larry, where are you ca
they note that senator gramm, senator john mccain will meet with the president today to talk about immigration reform. the front page of the new york times, republicans signing a brief in support of gay marriage. 75 people have signed an amicus brief, a friend-of-the-court brief, before the supreme court takes up a california ballot initiative at baring same-sex marriage. -- there are republicans who have signed this would not previously talked about the issue, mega wittman, who supported...
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. >> senator john mccain is one of the so-called gang of eight working on the bipartisan bill, so was florida republican marker rubio whose as the president's plan will not work. other members of the gop are not happy to see the white house weighing in. >> when they come out and say, my way or the highway, that's no way to get it done. >> the winehouse as they're ready to press ahead with immigration reform is can -- congress cannot or will not act. they're expected to unveil their bill next month but it may not be ready for a vote until summer. brian moore, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the northeast is bracing for a lot more than a few snowflakes. what will they get this time one week after being slammed by that record storm? the reports about with the girlfriend of oscar pistorius >> baltimore democrats are one step closer to finish harrison's term representing the 45th district in the house of delegates. she is the longest serving delegate in the house and was the first-ever american woman ever to cherry legislative committee in maryland. the nomination will go before the full committee on
. >> senator john mccain is one of the so-called gang of eight working on the bipartisan bill, so was florida republican marker rubio whose as the president's plan will not work. other members of the gop are not happy to see the white house weighing in. >> when they come out and say, my way or the highway, that's no way to get it done. >> the winehouse as they're ready to press ahead with immigration reform is can -- congress cannot or will not act. they're expected to unveil...
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mccain. now, both have been outspoken critics of cuts to the defense department. now, the meeting is supposed to be about immigration reform and the republicans' plan that they are working on. we do think perhaps it will provide an opening for at least some conversation to begin about these cuts. back to you. >> we certainly hope so. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, in even egypt, a hot air balloon crash has killed 18 people and injured three others. a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field. the victims are from france, britain, japan and hong kong. three survivors were taken to a local hospital and it is one of the worst accidents involving tourists in egypt. >>> also new this morning, the u.s. supreme court takes up the question of dn actual sam peopling to help involve crimes. the justices will hear arguments from maryland officials who want police to be allowed to take dna samples from people who have been arrested but not convicted. twenty-eight states and the
mccain. now, both have been outspoken critics of cuts to the defense department. now, the meeting is supposed to be about immigration reform and the republicans' plan that they are working on. we do think perhaps it will provide an opening for at least some conversation to begin about these cuts. back to you. >> we certainly hope so. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, in even egypt, a hot air balloon crash has killed 18 people and injured three others. a hot air balloon...
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. >>> the tweet john mccain sent out that has some accusing the arizona senator of being racist. >>> the excitement by joe flacco after the super bowl could have cbs paying the price. >>> talk about a close call. just how close this massive asteroid will get to earth in the coming days gliefrjt a cloudy start to your day. but you won't see any snow. what you can expect >>> talk about a close shave. an asteroid will pass earth missing us by 17,000 miles. the 150-wide rock named 2012 da 14, you got that aaron, is one of the closest fly byes in history. the asteroid 14 will speed by at more than 17,000 miles per hour. all those miles may seem like a lot. but you're talking about big space rocks coming close to earth. >> don't be worried. we'll be okay, eun. >>> let's get a look at our forecast as we approach 5:11 and we start with cloud, tom. >> all is calm, though. not bright. there is a cloud cover over washington. live view from the nbc4 city camera over the washington monument. a lot of cloud cover. mid-30s in the suburbs, rural area, most locations below freezing, including prince
. >>> the tweet john mccain sent out that has some accusing the arizona senator of being racist. >>> the excitement by joe flacco after the super bowl could have cbs paying the price. >>> talk about a close call. just how close this massive asteroid will get to earth in the coming days gliefrjt a cloudy start to your day. but you won't see any snow. what you can expect >>> talk about a close shave. an asteroid will pass earth missing us by 17,000 miles. the...
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nbc news has learned that republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham will head to the white house later today for talks on immigration. today marks the 20th anniversary of the deadly world trade center attack of 1993. six people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured when a bomb in the parking garage of the world trade complex. the bomb left a crater 60 feet wide and caused a collapse of several steel-reinforced concrete floors in the vicinity of that explosion. >>> on a much lighter note, singer michael bolton turns 60 years old today. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments on those stories and the best political analysis on msnbc. and tonight, be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. get up close and personal with google glass. and find out how the new technology is changing the way we see the world. >>> and studio 1a is kicking it country this morning with a live performance by jason ail dean. >>> now keep it on this channel for continu
nbc news has learned that republican senators john mccain and lindsey graham will head to the white house later today for talks on immigration. today marks the 20th anniversary of the deadly world trade center attack of 1993. six people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured when a bomb in the parking garage of the world trade complex. the bomb left a crater 60 feet wide and caused a collapse of several steel-reinforced concrete floors in the vicinity of that explosion. >>> on a...
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. >>> the tweet sent out by john mccain that a fellow lawmaker calls racist. >>> the hostage standoff involving a little boy is over. the search still (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful >>> in just a few hours, the fbi will search for an underground bunker after saving a boy being held hostage. federal agents saved the 5-year-old boy after almost a week of negotiations. the man holding him hostage, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes died during the rescue. it's not clear how he died. the fbi says it was able to get a camera inside the bunker to monitor the situation but they will not say how. law enforcement sources say they decided to raid the bunker when they saw dykes
. >>> the tweet sent out by john mccain that a fellow lawmaker calls racist. >>> the hostage standoff involving a little boy is over. the search still (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast...
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mccain and lindsey graham. the white house originally suggested this is a meeting about immigration reform and it is. we're also told by the senators and white house they might get into sequester and other issues. it's significant because the president has not had a meeting in weeks with either speaker boehner or mitch mcconnell. maybe these two republicans will take a message back to the republican leaders and maybe the'll move forward. >> shepard: holding your breath is dangerous. >> it sure is,. >> shepard: one of the most colorful players in nba history is taking his game where no basketball star has gone before. north korea. so what is dennis rodman doing in there? and will he be looking at things? oh this is lame, investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe i have them... oh that's right i don't because i rolled my account over to e-trade where... woah. okay... they don't have hidden fees.
mccain and lindsey graham. the white house originally suggested this is a meeting about immigration reform and it is. we're also told by the senators and white house they might get into sequester and other issues. it's significant because the president has not had a meeting in weeks with either speaker boehner or mitch mcconnell. maybe these two republicans will take a message back to the republican leaders and maybe the'll move forward. >> shepard: holding your breath is dangerous....
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john mccain and south carolina senator lindsay graham. members of a bipartisan group. >> full senate will begin debate on a gun measure. the bill bans assault weapons and blocks people who have been involuntarily committed for health reasons from owning guns. would require people to submit fingerprints for hand gun licensing. supporters say that will make it harder for people to get others to buy guns illegally. the measures violate second amendment rights. no word on if or when could face a vote. >> other stories making headlines. a man accused in the mother/daughter murders in prince georges county will have to be retried. declared a mistrial on a technicality. the bodies were found in the trunk of a stolen burned out car in 2009. someone testified scott was involved in multiple home invasions but only one was admissible in court. the retrial is set in october. >> the search continues for a suspect. police are looking for 59-year-old john wesley jeffreys. they believe he beat 80-year-old and his 74-year-old wife to death in their home o
john mccain and south carolina senator lindsay graham. members of a bipartisan group. >> full senate will begin debate on a gun measure. the bill bans assault weapons and blocks people who have been involuntarily committed for health reasons from owning guns. would require people to submit fingerprints for hand gun licensing. supporters say that will make it harder for people to get others to buy guns illegally. the measures violate second amendment rights. no word on if or when could...
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broomhead, when you had john mccain on your program after that, was he upset by the meeting? what was his attitude? >> no, he actually was laughing about it. he said he loves the town hall setting. he expected it to be a bit contentious and he wants people to be respectful. but does he these all the time here and he enjoys the back and forth. >> bill: but there is a crew in america that basically doesn't want immigration reform. they want to round up 11 million people and deport them to their home countries, which is pretty much impossible. it's never going to happen. when they call your show, mike, do you challenge them on that, say, look, we got to be realistic, you're not going to be able to deport 11 million people and the federal government isn't going to try to do it? >> i agree with you wholeheartedly. the issue is, when you talk to people like that, they're not necessarily looking for solutions. their anger is justifiable. >> bill: they just want to vent. >> exactly. it's a vent. >> bill: is it a legitimate beef in arizona which has suffered under the illegal alien ch
broomhead, when you had john mccain on your program after that, was he upset by the meeting? what was his attitude? >> no, he actually was laughing about it. he said he loves the town hall setting. he expected it to be a bit contentious and he wants people to be respectful. but does he these all the time here and he enjoys the back and forth. >> bill: but there is a crew in america that basically doesn't want immigration reform. they want to round up 11 million people and deport...
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senator john mccain ran into trouble when he tweeted, quote, so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space, wasn't he just there last week? many in the twitter-verse called the wording racist. he sent another tweet and said the comments were a joke and told the people to quote/unquote lighten up. >>> last night, new jersey governor chris christie paid his first visit to david letterman who in the past has skewed him about his ample weight. during the late show experience governor christie pulls laughed when he pulled a donut from his pocket and ate it. and read back safety letterman jokes. >> here's two. first one was celebrity birthday today, chris christie turns 50, he blew out the candles on his cake and he wished for another cake. [ cheers and applause ] >> a billion dollars will be spent on potato chips for super bowl sunday and that's just at governor christie's house. [ laughter ] >> all right. bill karins joins me now. >> we knew he'd be prepared. >> he was great. at least he was a good sport about it, right? >> of course, that's why people like him. >>> this morning, the
senator john mccain ran into trouble when he tweeted, quote, so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space, wasn't he just there last week? many in the twitter-verse called the wording racist. he sent another tweet and said the comments were a joke and told the people to quote/unquote lighten up. >>> last night, new jersey governor chris christie paid his first visit to david letterman who in the past has skewed him about his ample weight. during the late show experience...
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guest: chuck schumer, dick durbin, michael bennet, myself, john mccain, michael rubio, lindsey graham, and, i think, that is it, unless i missed one. bob menendez, i am sorry. host: do you have more that want to join the effort at this point? guest: not specifically that want to join, but there are those sympathetic and when they see the legislation, we think they will come on board. we hope that once they see what is required for someone to advance status and get on a path toward citizenship, they will say it comports with the rule of law, it is humane and realistic and something we have to do. host: do you have folks on the house side working with you? guest: there is a bipartisan group over there that is trying to fashion some legislation as well. people like role labrador, louise bluebeard -- luis gutierrez and many others. they are getting closer to something like the senate is doing, and that certainly helps. host: senator jeff flake is our guest, republican of arizona. we have put our phone lines up. we have set aside the fourth line for illegal immigrants. we would like to hea
guest: chuck schumer, dick durbin, michael bennet, myself, john mccain, michael rubio, lindsey graham, and, i think, that is it, unless i missed one. bob menendez, i am sorry. host: do you have more that want to join the effort at this point? guest: not specifically that want to join, but there are those sympathetic and when they see the legislation, we think they will come on board. we hope that once they see what is required for someone to advance status and get on a path toward citizenship,...
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and i don't think the general population is going to go for it. >> neil: what did you make of john mccain's argument to the town-hallers, we got a wall. a wall is up. we're moving along on enforcing the border and policing it, and this guy didn't buy it. this critic of the senator's. arizona just of the view we're just dropping the ball on enforcing and looking after the bored? >> our bored is not secure. our fences aren't completed. we don't have enough people on the ground. i was just town there last week. within with the national guard. i was in a blackhawk. i saw them on the other side. the drug cartels, ready to come across the n the middle of the night. it is not secure. the ranchers will tell you, if you sit down and talk to them, they're fearful, the border patrol is too far north. they need to get closer to the border because they let them go so far, and then they blend in, and they're destroying their land and destroying their cattle, destroying their water, they're frustrated. and i believe that until the ranchers, law enforcement, is satisfied and the border is secured, there's
and i don't think the general population is going to go for it. >> neil: what did you make of john mccain's argument to the town-hallers, we got a wall. a wall is up. we're moving along on enforcing the border and policing it, and this guy didn't buy it. this critic of the senator's. arizona just of the view we're just dropping the ball on enforcing and looking after the bored? >> our bored is not secure. our fences aren't completed. we don't have enough people on the ground. i was...
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. >>> john mccain in hot water after a tweet landed the senator in a racial controversy. >>> and purple power. the ravens are super bowl champs, and baltimore is still celebrating. >>> meanwhile, even more questions why the nights went out in the middle of the game. >>> it's a big day for maryland. hello. >> everybody's still talking about that power outage and beyonce's star wattage on stage. we'll have a complete super bowl wrap-up ahead, including those commercials that are still getting a lot of buzz today. >> they sure are. we begin with the weather. there's more snow on the way, and it should arrive in a couple hours. >> veronica johnson joins us with just how much and if it's going to affect our evening commute. how about it? >> probably the tail end of the evening commute, around the time we get to 6:30, 7:00, light snow will be coming into our western suburbs. take a look outside right now. we have high clouds that have moved in. filtered sunshine, the clouds will thicken up and we'll start to see more of this. precipitation showing up on radar. right now we have light precipit
. >>> john mccain in hot water after a tweet landed the senator in a racial controversy. >>> and purple power. the ravens are super bowl champs, and baltimore is still celebrating. >>> meanwhile, even more questions why the nights went out in the middle of the game. >>> it's a big day for maryland. hello. >> everybody's still talking about that power outage and beyonce's star wattage on stage. we'll have a complete super bowl wrap-up ahead, including...
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. >> senator john mccain and lindsay gram say they are opposing hagel about israel and troop surges in iraq which are at odds to u.s. policy. >> it was unnerving some of the things that came out of that hearing. created more questions and doubts than confidence. >> hagel, the former will you be pick an senator declined for appear to struggle in explaining decisions. >> we're right? >> i would defer in your judgment to sort that out. >> the committee deserves your judgment. >> republicans have sought to link confirmation to continued questions over the benghazi attack. white house responded to questions in a letter today while democrats tried to be opponents. >> we got a car going on in afghanistan. we need to have a secretary of defense in place. >> we need to get on and approve the nomination so he can get on with his duties as secretary of defense. >> but with the vote complete senate majority leader harry reed has announced a final vote a week from tuesday setting up an event show case with republicans if they decide to try and block it. >> we went on to blast republicans on hagel's
. >> senator john mccain and lindsay gram say they are opposing hagel about israel and troop surges in iraq which are at odds to u.s. policy. >> it was unnerving some of the things that came out of that hearing. created more questions and doubts than confidence. >> hagel, the former will you be pick an senator declined for appear to struggle in explaining decisions. >> we're right? >> i would defer in your judgment to sort that out. >> the committee deserves...
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we had a meeting late this afternoon with senators lindsey graham and john mccain. it was supposed to be about immigration. we're told they also talked about sequester. both senators said it was a good meeting, a strong meeting but still no deal, shep. >> shepard: ed henry in the district of paralysis for us tonight, thank you. with those budget cuts set to hit the pentagon there is new top official there after weeks of really heat debate. the senate today at last confirmed the former senator chuck hagel as the sheriff'sext secretary of department. number of fellow republicans holding up the vote complaining he was too radical questioning positions on israel and vaughn. he is set to succeed leon panetta. first vietnam veteran and enlisted soldier ever to hold the position. mike emanuel with the news from capitol hill tonight. mike, lawmakers mostly voted along party lines, mostly. >> that's right, shep. chuck hagel will get sworn in as secretary of defense tomorrow. he says he can think of no greater privilege in the final pitch, if you will, a democratic senator re
we had a meeting late this afternoon with senators lindsey graham and john mccain. it was supposed to be about immigration. we're told they also talked about sequester. both senators said it was a good meeting, a strong meeting but still no deal, shep. >> shepard: ed henry in the district of paralysis for us tonight, thank you. with those budget cuts set to hit the pentagon there is new top official there after weeks of really heat debate. the senate today at last confirmed the former...
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john mccain is a traitor. he said he was a war criminal before they brought him back out of vietnam. people forgot about that. i do not know about senator graham. host: senator mccain defended the reputation of former senator hagel the other day. does that change your opinion at all? caller: i know he did. mccain is on both sides. from let's go to a clip the debate yesterday. this is carl levin, democrat of michigan. he talked about why he thinks the senate should move ahead on this confirmation vote. >> i think the continuation of what amounts to a filibuster, since 60 votes are required, is it too bad when there is a secretary of defense who is leaving to go back to california, and we very much need to have our new secretary of defense in place, given the circumstances in this world. we have a budget crisis in this country, where sequester is confronting us. that sequester will have a damaging effect on the defense department, on the men and women in uniform, and on programs, the equipment, the training that
john mccain is a traitor. he said he was a war criminal before they brought him back out of vietnam. people forgot about that. i do not know about senator graham. host: senator mccain defended the reputation of former senator hagel the other day. does that change your opinion at all? caller: i know he did. mccain is on both sides. from let's go to a clip the debate yesterday. this is carl levin, democrat of michigan. he talked about why he thinks the senate should move ahead on this...
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john mccain is stuck in some time warp. he's just angry, upset, and just hostility that comes across from him is just unreal these days. hagel did not understand the type of onslaught he was going to get. he did look unprepared. but it's just curious that you have a president who's trying to be bipartisan and a republican party that's going so forecefully after him. i mean, it's just strange what's going on within the republican leadership at this moment. >> let's move on to this picture that was tweeted out by jay carney showing the president last august at camp david. he had said in an interview that he enjoys skeat shooting. there's the proof of it. but felicia, why of it. why tweet it now? >> as my colleague mentioned, we didn't get a sense from the white house that this was coming. when he tweeted that, a lot of people were taken back by it. the senior white house adviser tweeting it, it seems like it took the white house a couple of days to get its act together and they were really unprepared for the firestorm to sort
john mccain is stuck in some time warp. he's just angry, upset, and just hostility that comes across from him is just unreal these days. hagel did not understand the type of onslaught he was going to get. he did look unprepared. but it's just curious that you have a president who's trying to be bipartisan and a republican party that's going so forecefully after him. i mean, it's just strange what's going on within the republican leadership at this moment. >> let's move on to this picture...